Berlitz, Advanced Mandarin Chinese Test 1, Audioscript

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Berlitz, Advanced Mandarin Chinese
Test One

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Question One
Listen to the Chinese statements (a) to (e). Decide whether option (1), (2) or (3) has the
same meaning as what you hear.

a. 不管化妆品还是精品，每样名牌商品都有折扣。
Bùguǎn huàzhuāngpǐn háishì jīngpǐn, měi yàng míngpái shāngpǐn dōu yǒu
zhékòu.
(All branded goods, including cosmetics and boutique brands, are on sale.)
(1) 化妆品没有折扣，但是精品有折扣。
Huàzhuāngpǐn méiyǒu zhékòu, dànshì jīngpǐn yǒu zhékòu.
(Cosmetics are not on sale, but boutique brands are.)
(2) 名牌商品没有折扣。
Míngpái shāngpǐn méiyǒu zhékòu.
(Branded goods are not on sale.)
(3) 名牌化妆品和精品都有折扣。
Míngpái huàzhuāngpǐn hé jīngpǐn dōu yǒu zhékòu.
(Both cosmetics and boutique brands are on sale.)
b. 去旅行好玩是好玩，不过很累。
Qù lǚxíng hǎowán shì hǎowán, búguò hěn lèi.
(Traveling is fun, but tiring.)
(1) 她不喜欢去旅行。
Tā bù xǐhuan qù lǚxíng.
(She doesn’t like to travel.)
(2) 她觉得去旅行不好玩。
Tā juéde qù lǚxíng bù hǎowán.
(She thinks traveling isn’t fun.)
(3) 她觉得去旅行很累。
Tā juéde qù lǚxíng hěn lèi.
(She thinks traveling is tiring.)
c. 小李本来打算去英国大学，后来他拿到美国大学的奖学金，就决定去美国
了。
Xiǎo Lǐ běnlái dǎsuàn qù Yīngguó liúxué, hòulái tā ná dào Měiguó dàxué de

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jiǎngxuéjīn, jiù juédìng qù Měiguó le.

(Xiao Li had planned to go to a UK university, but he received a scholarship
from a US university and decided to go to the US instead.)
(1) 小李去英国大学，因为有奖学金。
Xiǎo Lǐ qù Yīngguó dàxué, yīnwèi yǒu jiǎngxuéjīn.
(Xiao Li is going to a UK university because he has scholarship.)
(2) 小李去美国大学，因为有奖学金。
Xiǎo Lǐ qù Měiguó dàxué, yīnwèi yǒu jiǎngxuéjīn.
(Xiao Li is going to a US university because he has scholarship.)
(3) 小李没去美国大学，因为有奖学金。
Xiǎo Lǐ méi qù Měiguó dàxué, yīnwèi yǒu jiǎngxuéjīn.
(Xiao Li is not going to a US university because he has scholarship.)
d. 还好我带了厚外套，要不然气温下降到十度，我一定会感冒。
Háihǎo wǒ dài le hòu wàitào, yàobùrán qìwēn xiàjiàng dào shí dù, wǒ yídìng
huì gǎnmào.
(Luckily I brought a heavy coat, otherwise when the temperature fell to 10
degrees, I would have caught a cold for sure.)
(1) 他带了厚外套，所以他没有感冒。
Tā dài le hòu wàitào, suǒyǐ tā méi yǒu gǎnmào.
(He brought a heavy coat so he didn’t catch a cold.)
(2) 他没有带厚外套，所以他感冒了。
Tā méiyǒu dài hòu wàitào, suǒyǐ tā gǎnmào le.
(He didn’t bring a heavy coat so he caught a cold.)
(3) 气温下降到十度, 所以他带了厚外套。
Qìwēn xiàjiàng dào shí dù, suǒyǐ tā dài le hòu wàitào.
(The temperature fell to 10 degrees, so he brought a heavy coat.)
e. 我以为我的病吃药就会好，没想到医生说我要开刀。
Wǒ yǐwéi wǒ de bìng chī yào jiù huì hǎo, méi xiǎngdào yīshēng shuō wǒ yào
kāidāo.
(I thought I could recover if I took the medication, but the doctor says I need to
have an operation.)
(1) 他的病吃药就会好，所以不用开刀。
Tā de bìng chī yào jiù huì hǎo, suǒyǐ bú yòng kāidāo.
(He’ll recover after taking the medication, so there’s no need for an
operation.)
(2) 他的病要开刀才会好。
Tā de bìng yào kāidāo cái huì hǎo.

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(He needs to have an operation in order to get well.)

(3) 他不知道医生说他要开刀。
Tā bù zhīdào yīshēng shuō tā yào kāidāo.
(He doesn’t know that the doctor said that he had to have an operation.)

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Question Two
Listen to the three short dialogues in the recording. Decide whether (i), (ii) or (iii) best
describes what you hear.

a. A: 你怎么还在工作？你已经累得脸色发青了。
Nǐ zěnme hái zài gōngzuò? Nǐ yǐjīng lèi de liǎnsè fā qīng le.
(Why are you still at work? You look extremely exhausted.)
B: 我得在今天下班以前交给老板，所以再累也要做完。
Wǒ deǐ zài jīntiān xiàbān yǐqián jiāo gěi lǎobǎn, suǒyǐ zài lèi yě yào zuò
wán.
(I have to give this to the boss before the end of the day, so I have to
finish this no matter how tired I am.)
(1) 他觉得累, 但是他决定做完工作才下班。
Tā juéde lèi, dànshì tā juédìng zuò wán gōngzuò cái xiàbān.
(He feels tired, but he’s decided to finish his work before he leaves.)
(2) 他累得脸色发青，所以他不能做完。
Tā lèi de liǎnsè fā qīng, suǒyǐ tā bù néng zuò wán.
(He’s extremely exhausted, so he can’t finish his work.)
(3) 他要在下班以前交给老板，因为他累得脸色发青了。
Tā yào zài xiàbān yǐqián jiāo gěi lǎobǎn, yīnwèi tā lèi de liǎnsè fā qīng
le.
(He has to give something to the boss before the end of the day because
he is extremely exhausted.)
b. A: 老婆，对不起，我不会再忘记你的生日了。你原谅我，好不好？
Lǎopó, duìbùqǐ, wǒ bú huì zài wàngjì nǐ de shēngrì le. Nǐ yuánliàng wǒ,
hǎo bùhǎo?
(Honey, I’m sorry; I won’t forget your birthday again. Please forgive me,
okay?)
B: 你先带我去吃大餐，再送我一个名牌包，我才原谅你。
Nǐ xiān dài wǒ qù chī dàcān, zài sòng wǒ yí ge míngpáibāo, wǒ cái huì

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yuánliàng nǐ.
(I’ll forgive you if you take me out for dinner first and buy me an
expensive bag.)
(1) 他带太太去吃大餐，太太就会原谅他。
Tā dài tàitai qù chī dà cān, tàitai jiù huì yuánliàng tā.
(His wife will forgive him if he takes her out to dinner.)
(2) 他送太太一个名牌包，太太就会原谅他。
Tā sòng tàitai yí ge míngpái bāo, tàitai jiù huì yuánliàng tā.
(His wife will forgive him if he buys her an expensive bag.)
(3) 他请太太吃大餐和送名牌包，太太就会原谅他。
Tā qǐng tàitai chī dà cān hé sòng míngpái bāo, tàitai jiù huì yuánliàng tā.
(His wife will forgive him if he takes her out to dinner and gives her an
expensive bag.)
c. A: 跟ABC公司比起来，DEF公司的员工比较多。
Gēn ABC gōngsī bǐ qǐlái, DEF gōngsī de yuángōng bǐjiào duō.
(Compared to ABC Company, DEF Company has more staff.)
B: 你算错了吧？ABC公司的员工比DEF公司多二十个人。
Nǐ suàn cuò le ba? ABC gōngsī de yuángōng bǐ DEF gōngsī duō èrshí
ge rén.
(I think you’ve miscalculated. ABC Company has 20 more people on staff
than DEF.)
(1) DEF公司的员工比ABC公司的多。
DEF gōngsī de yuángōng bǐ ABC gōngsī de duō.
(DEF has more staff than ABC.)
(2) ABC公司的员工比DEF公司的多。
ABC gōngsī de yuángōng bǐ DEF gōngsī de duō.
(ABC has more staff than DEF.)
(3) ABC公司的员工有二十多个人。
ABC gōngsī de yuángōng yǒu èrshí duō ge rén.
(ABC Company has 20 odd people on staff.)

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Question Three
Read the sentences in the book, and listen to the recording. Write ‘T’ if the sentence in
the book is true, and ‘F’ if it is false.

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再过一个星期，我就要六十五岁了。前两天我的儿子和孙子来看我，庆祝我的
生日。
Zài guò yí ge xīngqī, wǒ jiù yào liùshíwǔ suì le. Qián liǎng tiān wǒ de érzi hé sūnzi
lái kàn wǒ, qìngzhù wǒ de shēngrì.
(I’m turning 65 in a week. Two days ago, my son and grandson came over to
celebrate my birthday.)

他们送我一台电脑，我很高兴。我一直觉得电脑和网路这些东西很有意思，可
是我从来没用过。
Tāmen sòng wǒ yì tái diànnǎo, wǒ hěn gāoxìng. Wǒ yìzhí juéde diànnǎo hé wǎnglù
zhèxiē dōngxi hěn yǒuyìsi, kěshì wǒ cónglái méi yòngguò.
(I’m really pleased that they gave me a computer. I’ve always felt that computers and
the Internet are really fascinating, but I’ve never used them before.)

这是我第一次用电脑，我的孙子很有耐心地教我，他们还写下了应该注意的事
情和操作方法。
Zhè shì wǒ dì-yī cì yòng diànnǎo, wǒ de sūnzi hěn yǒunàixīndi jiāo wǒ, tāmen hái
xiěxià le yīnggāi zhùyì de shìqíng hé cāozuò fāngfǎ.
(I’m using a computer for the first time. My grandson was very patient and he taught
me how to use it. They also wrote down some notes and instructions for me.)

我的生日当天，我要写电子卡片给我的儿子和孙子，谢谢他们买了这么好的礼
物给我！
Wǒ de shēngrì dāngtiān, wǒ yào xiě diànzǐ kǎpiàn gěi wǒ de érzi hé sūnzi, xièxie
tāmen mǎi le zhème hǎo de lǐwù gěi wǒ!
(On my birthday, I shall write them an e-card to thank them for buying me such a
great present!)

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